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Lincoln is in conversation with two black soldiers during his visit to army front heading for an assault on Wilmington port while two white recruits barge in. These while boys talk about Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg cemetery. When Lincoln enquires as to whether they heard anything that day, one of them starts reciting his speech. Suddenly their company is ordered to march and both boys leave. Then, the black soldiers complete the famed speech. This is the opening scene from Steven Spielberg biopic Lincoln released in 2012. And the speech they talk about is arguably one of the greatest speeches about country, democracy and patriotism. In his succinct address, Lincoln conveyed his gratitude for the sacrifices made by American people, highlighted the importance of a continued civil war and motivated the armies to fight for a higher purpose. And to think that this whole speech is merely of 250+ words and was concluded in around three minutes, you can't help being awed. A few gli...

Theodore (Ted, we will call him) is a customized letter writer, a talented one. He writes beautifully emotional letters and is good at work. On personal front, however, his life is complete mess. His marriage with his childhood sweetheart Catherine has ended and they are going through divorce. Ted uses a voice recognition software for everything, to use his phone, to write on his computer and even to play three dimensional video games. One day, he comes across a new operating system with artificial intelligence, an OS that can think on its own. He buys it and configures it choosing a female profile. He is pleasantly surprised by the OS's originality and intellect. The OS dubs herself Samantha stating "she liked the sound of this name". Well, thus commences a new relationship, a complicated but wonderful one. They even enjoy a tremendous virtual sex just through conversation. They both help each other evolve and become better individuals. They go through all the ups and d...